The House Committee on Ways & Means 
         77th Legislature 
         May 10, 2001 
         Upon lunch recess 
         House Chamber, 61 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 10,  
         2001, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a public  
         hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Oliveira, at 12:23 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Oliveira; McCall; Craddick; Davis,  
                   Yvonne; Hartnett; Heflin; Keffer; Ramsay; Ritter (9). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Bonnen; Hilbert (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         SB 344 
          
         The chair laid out SB 344 as pending business.  
          
         Representative McCall offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted by the following record vote: 
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Oliveira; McCall; Davis,  
                             Yvonne; Hartnett; Heflin; Keffer; Ramsay;  
                             Ritter (8).  
           
         Nays:               Representative Craddick (1).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Bonnen; Hilbert  (2).  
           
         Representative McCall moved that SB 344, as amended, be reported  
         favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do  
         pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the following  
         record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Oliveira; McCall; Craddick;  
                             Davis, Yvonne; Hartnett; Heflin; Keffer;  
                             Ramsay; Ritter (9).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Bonnen; Hilbert  (2).  
           
         SB 63 
          
         The chair laid out SB 63 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hartnett offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Hartnett moved that SB 63, as amended, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Oliveira; McCall; Craddick;  
                             Davis, Yvonne; Hartnett; Keffer; Ramsay;  
                             Ritter (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Bonnen; Heflin; Hilbert  (3).  
           
         At 12:36 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
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         Rep. Oliveira, Chair 
          
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         J.J. Garza, Clerk